Bottle stopper and cap



J. 0. WILLIAMSON.

BOTTLE STOPPEB AND CAP.

. APPLICATION FILED JULY 17. 1922.

1,438,075. Patented Dec;

Patented Dec. 5, 1922.,-

'r rare JAMES orrs WILLIAMSON, or morcr'reoarnny ALABAMA, Assrenoa r0 THE swnnr DREAMS COMPANY, or MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, A conronArron or AL RAMA;

BOTTLE srorrnn AND cAr,

Application filed July 17, 1922. Serial N0. 575,482.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES OTIS WILLIAM- SON, a citizen of United States, residing at Montgomery, in the county of Montgomery and State of Alabama, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bottle Stoppers and Caps, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in receptacle-stoppers and more particularly to sprinkling stoppers for bottles.

Prior to the present invention sprinkling stoppers have been made of metal or lass tubes surrounded by a cork plug. guch stoppers are expensive to manufacture and usually present an unsightly appearance owing to the fact that the material contalned in the bottle passes between the tube and the plug after the cork shrinks. f

The primaryobject ofthe present invention is to furnish a sprinkling stopper of inexpensive construction and one which will effectively seal the upper portion of the cork and prevent any of the liquid contained in the bottle from traveling to the exterior of the cork.

Another object of theinventlon is to provide an attachment for an ordinary cork and this attachment will include a tubular head adapted to be placed on the upper end of the cork, and an ordinary nail which may be passed through the tubular head and through the cork for the purpose of forming a passageway or conduit in the latter. j I

With the foregoing objects outlined and with other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the mvention consists in the novel features hereinafter described in detail, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and moreparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawing:

- Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of the upper portion of a bottle showing one form of the improved stopper closing the mouth thereof.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one form of rod or nail forming part of the construction shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the tubular head.

Fig. 4 is a similar view of the cork Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a modification in which an ordinary nail is employed to seal the tube or passageway.

In the drawing, 1 designates-a bottle of any construction provided with a cork plug 2 provided with a centrallongitudinal passageway or conduit 8. "Arranged'on the head of the cork or plugis a tubular head or nozzle at having a conduit 5 aligned with the conduit 8 of the plug and merging at its upper end into an annular recess (i-adapted to permit the countersinking' of the head 7 of the closure rod 8. It willbe noted at this point that the head 7 willform a seal i with the bottom wall of the recess 6 andwill prevent liquid traveling along the rod from reaching the exterior of the tubular head 4.- i

KThe upper portion of the tubular 'headis 5 in the form of a truncated cone with the base arranged uppermost so that the upper portion 9 will in effect form a'knobfor handle to permit the'ready removal of the head and the rod 8, whereby to facilitateth'e separation of the head from the cork."

The lower portion of the head 4 is pro-' vided with a depending skirt or annular flange 10 which surrounds the upper por-fl tion of the cylindrical surfaceof the plug 2 and-snugly engages the head of the plugv for the purpose of permitting the withdraw al of the head 4; and rod 8. Itwill be understood thatwhen [the bottle is asped in one hand the head is held by the other hand,"

the head and rod may be readily removed from the bottle by twisting the head back and forth, this twisting movement causing the rod. 8 to be withdrawn from "the hole 3 in the plug 2, leaving the latter in the? bottle neck.

In addition to the flange 10 forming a means for manipulating the cork by move: ment of the head 4, the flange 10 also forms a sealing means between the head of-the cork and the under surface of the head l so that any liquid traveling outwardly from the passageways 3 and 5 between the cork and head will be prevented from reaching the exterior of the stopper.

I The head a may be made of any suitable material but it is preferred to make the same of wood as it has been foun d in practice that the same may be manufactured at a very low cost when made oi wood. The wood can be dyed, it desired.

It will be understood that when the rod 8 is in position and the plug within the mouth of the bottle, the bottle will be efi'cctually sealed, but when the closure member or rod 8 is withdrawn from the passageway 3 the contents of the bottle may be sprinkled from the stopper.

in practice it is advantageous to furnish the stopper shown in, Figure 1 with the goods but for the purpose of replacing the plug by any-ordinary imperforate cork, it is advisable to use the construction shown in Fig. 54 In this embodiment E2 designates any ordinary cork plug which may be applied to the rod 8 by sii' ly forcing the point 8 or the. rod throu h the cork. This will form a passageway 8 in the plug 2 In this modification the rod is formed of an ordinary nail.

From the toreg g'oing I believe that the conon, operation and advantages of the invention will be readily understood by those skill d in the art, and it is apparent that changes may be made in the construction illustrated without departing from the spirit of the invention as expressed in the following claims.

It further is advisable to give some corrugation to the upper part oi the rod 8 or 8 which may be of about the character as the corrugation or roughening of ordinary wire nails near their heads. This roughening preferably jextencs downwardly from the head or the nail to about the bottom of the heads. This makes the nail or rod adhere tightly to the head 4 but slide easily in the hole 3 in cork 2, so as to be readily and easily withdrawn therefrom, leaving the perforated cork in the neck of the bottle to act as a sprinkling top, for throwing a drop or a few drops of the liquid out of the bottle.

What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters-Patent is:

1. A sprinkling stopper comprising an aperture cork plug tubular wood head abutting against one end of said plug and having a depending annular skirt snugly engaging the outer surface to said plug, and a removable metal headed rod passing through the aperture of the tubular head and the perforation of the plug for closing said aperture and perforation.

2. A stopper oi the kind defined by claim, 1 in which the tubular head is provided with a recess merging into its aperture, and in which the head of said rod is countersunk in said recess.

3. A stopper oi the kind defined by claim 1 in which the upper portion of said tubular head forms a knob having its greater diameter near its upper portion to permit the head to be readily grasped by the hand.

4. A stopper of the kind defined by claim 1 in whichthe upper portion of the head is of substantially the shape of an inverted frusto cone.

5. A stopper of the'kind defined by claim 1 in which said rod is'pointed to permit the same to be readily inserted through the plug for the purpose of forming the perforation in said plug.

6. A sprinkling stopper comprising a sub stantially cylindrical cork plug having a substantially flat upper surface, a tubular wooden head arranged on said plug and having a substantially flat lower surface engaging the head of the plug, an annular skirt forming an extension of said tubular head and snugly engaging the outer surface or" the head portion of said plug, said plug being provided with a passageway extending therethrough and in alignment with the bore of the tubular head, the upper portion of said tubular head being of substantially inverted trusto conical shape and being provided with a recess merging into thebore of said tubular head, and a removable metal rod passing through the bore of the tubular head and through the passageway of the plug for closing the same and provided with a head resting in said recess for sealing the bore.

7. A stopper of the kind defined by claim 6' in which the rod is pointed to permit the same to form the passageway in said plug.

8. A'stopper of the-character specified in claim 1, in which a portion of the headed rod, adjacent: the head on said rod" is provided exteriorly with corrugations toengage the inner surface of the bore of said tubular head and prevent accidental removal" of said rod.

In testimony whereof I aifix my si nature.

JAMES oris wimp-insert. 

